JSngry

Do people not pay attention to bridges?

Am I misremembering, or might this have seen some kind of release on the grey market 4 Star label?

"Move" has a little different bridge, turnaround too

Dawn Frell - Fragile with arrangements by the elusive Hank Sternelli.

I should say so!

Yeah, I learned about the pitnuts before going too far. They really do taste like almonds!!! Imagination initially stoked by Laetrile, remember that? Peach pits!

Music that demands - and then rewards - multiple/repeated listening. Threadgill continues to deepen a language that is his and his alone yet does not require his participation as a player, as is evidenced by the fact that his presence here does not involve playing. This is music built to last. I hope it does!

She lets me practice any time I want, for as long as I want. No interruptions, no complaints. Works for me.

Ok, just don't get cooked, please!

That sounds ominous?

I concur. But that's as far as I go.

The Tommie Tippee Tippieetette - Tip Tip Tippeein' In !!!

Exactly. Firsthand source material doesn't always make for a better book, but it does make for better source material from which to go! I would love to get a good accounting of Wesley LaViolette... Ted Gioa, maybe? But he's turned into a self-proclaimed "honest broker", and, I mean,how does work, exactly? It should speak for itself that one is, right?

I concur. But who's around now who could do it full justice?

They're both recommended, but the Stein seems to have more of an inside perspective about Gil the person, which in turn seems to illuminate Gil the artist, especially in terms of work habits and productivity.

People might forget that Gil was old enough to have already done the "arranger for hire" thing in the 1940s. Plus, he was very stubborn about doing things on his own terms. Plus, he was at this point a notoriously slow worker (maybe or maybe not related to his cannabis habit?) I think that Verve had greater expectations than what they actually got. Seriously, read the Stein bio. It's a fascinating read, and it explains a lot of things.

Astrud did not command universal respect at that time. Read the Stephanie Stein Gil bio. A very good and illuminating read.

What did the bartender do?

IIRC, Gil was under contract to Verve and was assigned that project, about which he was not enthusiastic.

Mowdonna Fireside - Gospels For The New Gods

This is a good record.

Executive Producer Hank O'Neal?!?!?!

Yep.